Method of manufacturing strands for weaving purposes



Sept. '17, 1935. cs. E. GINN 9 METHOD 0F MANUFACTURING STRANDS FORWEAVING PURPOSES Filed May .23, 1932 INVENTOR.

EEINN ATTORNEY.

GEURE-E Patented Sept. 17, 1935 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING STRANDS FORWEAVING PURPOSES George E. Ginn, Des Moines, Iowa Application May 23,1932, Serial No. 612,902'

1 Claim. (01. 28-1) The principal object of my invention is to provide amethod of accomplishing various color effects in strands for weavingpurposes. In this connection I have in mind particularly the weaving ofstrands of Cellophane" or similar material into useful items.

A further object of this invention is to provide a strand for weavingpurposes that has no sharp or rough edges and is of substantial body.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a colored strandfor Weaving purposes that has a diiferent color effect on one side thanon its other side.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a Cellophanestrand'for weaving purposes that is artistic and refined in appearanceand economical in manufacture.

These and other objects will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

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My invention consists in the method hereinafter set forth, pointed outin my claim and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of two ribbons about to be formed into astrand. The dotted lines represent the fold lines. 1

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view of thetwo ribbons Fig. 3 is a crosssectional view of the ribbons after the outer ribbon has been foldedaround the other to form my strand.

Fig. 4 is a side view of one side of a finished strand.

Fig. 5 is a side view of the other side of the finished strand.

in woven'or braided condition.

the finished product. In the case of lamp shades it is desirable to havea-colorful exterior and a lighter interior for the reflecting of light.My

invention cares for such difiiculties, as will hereinafter beappreciated. 5

I first take a ribbon of Cellophane or likei On this ribbon I place asecond ribbon having a width approximately one-fourth of'the firstribbon, as shown in Fig. 1.

I have used the numeral III to designate the smaller width ribbon andthe numeral II to designate the larger width ribbonl The ribbon I0 is soplaced on the ribbon II that its inner edge rests approximately on thecenter I 6 of the ribbon II, as shown in Fig. 1. For best results it isrecommended that'the ribbon II be about four times the width of theribbon Ill.

With the ribbons of Cellophane in positions as above described, thefolding operation is now in order. The outer left edge portion of theribbon II is folded over upon itself in such a manner that its edgerests near the center line I6. This folded portion of the ribbon II isdesignated by the numeral I2 and the portion of the ribbon I I that islapped by the portion I2 is designated by the numeral I4.

The outer right side portion of the ribbon II is folded over upon itselfin such a manner that its edge rests also near the center line I6. Thisfolded portion of the ribbon is designated by the numeral I3 and theportion of the ribbon II that is lapped by the portion I3 is designatedby the numeral I5.

As the ribbon ID was resting on the portion I5, it will be nowpositioned between the portions I3 3a and I5. -The lastfolding'operation isthe folding of the ribbon I I on its center linedesignated Cellophane or the like material is now being by dotted linesand the numeral I6. These opbraided and woven into many useful items. My

application for United States Letters Patent on It is found, forinstance, that Cellophane which is a transparent material is made inprimary colors. For many products such as lamp shades, wearing apparel,screens, and like, such base colors are too heavy in appearance with theresult that artistic tints and pastel shades are out of the question.Furthermore, single ribbons of Cellophane do not provide sufficient bodyfor weaving purposes.

.....Rough sharp edges are also objectionable in 'possible in ordinarywoven erations produce a fiat elongated strand of desirable body, asshown in Fig. 3.

Such strands may be woven or braided in any suitable manner for themaking of desirable merchandise. In Fig. 6 I designate each of thevari-. ous woven or braided strands by the numeral II. It will be notedfrom Fig. 3 that all rough, sharp edges have been eliminated. v

All kinds of various and pleasing shades and color efiects can beobtained by'the selecting of different colors for the ribbons I0 and II.Shades .can bemade lighter or darker, but no doubt in most instances,the more delicate shades will be desired for the reason that delicatetints. are im'' Cellophane. A single ribbon of colored"Cel1ophane mayhave the appearance of being very light in color, but

when it is woven it gives an entirely too heavy color for such items aslamp shades and the like. In view of this, the ribbon H is usually ofclear Cellophane", termed as silver Cellophane, due to its silverappearance when reflecting light rays. This silver sheen is highlydesirable and is especially desirable for the reflecting of light whenthe woven strands of Cellophane are made into a lamp shade. If theribbon I0 is of a base color the silver ribbon ll embracing it will makea weavable strand of pleasing color and one that is much lighter in tintthan the tint of the inner ribbon in.

Naturally, the more times the silver ribbon ll laps a side of the ribbonHi the lighter will be the color shade of the strand. When the ribbon His folded around the ribbon III, as shown in Fig. 3, the ribbon II! willhave on one of its sides one thickness of the ribbon II and on its otherside three thicknesses of the ribbon I I. The side having the threethicknesses to one side of the ribbon III will be much lighter in colorthan the other side of the strand. Therefore, in the weaving of lampshades and the like the strands are so woven that the three foldedportions l2, I3, and H are on the inside of the lamp shade and theportion I5 is on the outside of the lamp shade. This provides a lampshade having a substantial color appearance on its outside and asatisfactory silver or clear appearance on its inside for the reflectingof light rays. Fig. 4 shows the lighter inside of the strand and Fig. 5shows the dark outer side of such a strand. However, the selection andblending of colors is left to the option of the user employing mymethod.

Various colored strands may be used in the weaving of items, such asshown in Fig. 6. It is recommended, however, that when different coloredstrands are used that in each instance the embracing ribbon H be of thesame color. In the case of the useof a transparent silver ribbon for theribbon II the complete manufactured item will possess a uniform colorsheen, which in this case would be silver, regardless of the individualcolors of the strands.

From the foregoing it will readily be seen that I have provided a verydesirable method of making strands for weaving purposes.

Although I have described my method as particularly adapted to the useof Cellophane or like, it may be used 'to equal advantage with othermaterial when the embracing ribbon II is translucent or transparent.

I claim:

The method of producing a Cellophane weaving strip having a differentcolor appearance on its two sides, consisting in the taking of a fiatcolored transparent ribbon of Cellophane having substantial width, theplacing thereon of a transparent Cellophane ribbon of a different colorand of a width approximately one-fourth of the width of saidfirst-mentioned ribbon; the positioning of said second-mentioned ribbonon saidv first-mentioned ribbon whereby said firstmentioned ribbon willextend approximately onequarter beyond one marginal edge of said secondribbon and approximately two-quarters beyond the other marginal edge ofsaid second ribbon, the folding of the approximately one-quarter of thefirst-mentioned ribbon onto and over said second ribbon, the doubling ofthe approximate- 1y two-quarters of said first ribbon back upon firstribbon that is doubled-back upon itself onto I and over the one-quarterportion of said first ribbon that was folded upon said second ribbon,thus producing three thicknesses of said firstmentioned ribbon on oneside of said secondmentioned ribbon and one thickness of saidfirstmentioned ribbon on the other side of said second-mentioned ribbon.

GEORGE E. GINN.

